“Hobbies… magical tools? you love sleeping, and if you have free time, you always sleeping. you don’t drink alcohol or smoke. you have a bad habit of putting off things you don’t want to do. Your recent worry is… about relationships with women–“
“W-Wait, wait, wait!”
When I tried to interrupt, Norman, with a calm expression, asked, “What’s wrong?” Scary, scary, so stop it.
Huh? What? Is this still fortune-telling? It’s beyond accurate. It would be more convincing if he said it was some kind of ability.
“So, do you understand my abilities now? Now, let’s see your ‘destiny.'”
I was guided to place my hand on the crystal again. I honestly want to stop because it’s scary, but since I’ve come this far, I also feel like I want to ask. I placed my trembling hand on the crystal.
“Hmm… I see. This is–“
The crystal began to glow faintly. The transparent color changed and eventually turned into one color.
The changed color was black.
“…How is it?”
I asked, and Norman replied solemnly.
“I can’t see anything.”
“Huh?”
Norman lowered his head and muttered something with his hand on his lips.
“Is this soul… tainted? One, two… countless shades, too numerous to count. Yet, each one is pure and beautiful. In fact–“
“What’s wrong?”
When I tapped his shoulder, Norman suddenly looked up and turned to me.
“I’m sorry. I got carried away.”
“It’s okay… Are you alright?”
Norman replied, “Yes, I’m fine.” Well, that’s good, but he seemed really out of it, so I was worried.
“I’m sorry, but it seems that my power can’t see anything.”
“Oh… I see.”
“But, I’ve learned one thing. It seems that you have a bit of bad luck when it comes to women.”
“…Really?”
“Yes. Do you remember being involved in several troubles with women?”
I remember too much. So what? Is it because of my bad luck that I was chased around by Rafine and Eve? Please spare me.
I asked with a glimmer of hope.
“…How… How can I fix it?”
“Well, this is impossible. You should give up. Oh, by the way, it seems like it’s not just one or two people. Be careful not to get stabbed.”
Heartless response. I hold my head. No! I don’t want this anymore!
As I despaired, Norman remembered something and clapped his hands.
“Oh, that’s right, I almost forgot. I’ll give you this as well.”
He handed me a bundle of envelopes. One, two… I counted and found there were ten.
What’s this? I was about to ask, but…
“It’s an application form for the hero party.”
Such a response came back.
“A request form?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“For what?”
“It’s for joining a hero party.”
“For me? Why?”
“It seems like everyone is interested in you. Except for the Hero of [Talent], all the other heroes want to recruit you, so they sent this. Especially the Hero of [Strength] sent a passionate letter.”
Norman takes out a huge stack of letters. The Hero of [Strength], if I recall correctly… Wasn’t that the guy I fought in the first round of the Magic Cosmia Magic Tournament? He looked and acted so pitifully, reminding me of my younger self. He was a formidable opponent that made me feel like I was about to die (mentally), so I never want to see him again.
Looking at the handed letters, there were long paragraphs praising me. Wow.
“You seemed eager to join this gathering as well. But the upper management decided that you’re not suitable for this mission, so I don’t think you’ll come.”
In the midst of my confusion and paralysis, Norman casually writes something on the paper he takes out. Then he hands it to me.
“I’m also interested in you. If you’re interested, please do come.”
The paper handed to me—a request form.
Hmm, I see. So, I’ve apparently been invited by almost all the heroes. Even though I’m a D-rank adventurer? Wow, amazing. Hmm? What nonsense.
I decided to burn them all.
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“–Jirei? Are you listening? Hey.”
With such a loud voice, my consciousness, which was escaping from reality, was brought back.
When I look up, the sun is already starting to set. At the edge of my vision, the workers are getting ready to leave. Perhaps because they were working absentmindedly, they didn’t notice that it was the end of the workday.
I see a man with a puzzled look in front of me. Yeah, he’s a gorilla.
“Sorry, I wasn’t listening.”
“Yeah. We were just talking about why the heroes are gathering. Haven’t you heard anything from the Hero of [Attack] either?”
“…I don’t know. No idea.”
That’s all I say, then I turn my face away.
[–We’ll talk about the details of the mission another time, when we gather again. We really want you to participate in this mission.]
[–Why? Four heroes should be enough.]
[–Well, don’t say that. It’s not like we want you to do something special.]
[–Then you definitely don’t need me. Do you just want me to stand around?]
[–Haha, that’s okay. Besides, if you accept this mission…]
The conversation between Norman and me after the divination.
[–You might find out the secrets of Letinoa.]
He definitely said that at the time.
I don’t know what Letty is hiding. I don’t care about it.
But, for some reason, I can’t get rid of the anxious look Letty showed when I confronted Lucas before out of my head.
So, I decided to participate for now. It’s a pain, but I have no choice.
“Jirei, I’m going to that shop on the way back. Please come today.”
As I walk aimlessly towards the inn, Wedd, who is walking beside me, says something like that.
“…That shop, over there? The one where they work?”
“Yeah. They asked me to bring you along.”
They’ve asked me multiple times to go myself… But I don’t feel like it.
…But, well. I guess I’ll go check it out. I’ll leave right away though.
After agreeing, Wedd and I start moving towards the restaurant in the city center.
A few minutes of walking through the calm [General Area] of the city. We arrive at the shop we’re looking for.
The exterior looks like an ordinary café, with a signboard next to the entrance that says “[Today’s Special News].”
It looks normal on the outside. But…
Following Wedd inside the shop, we’re greeted by the cheerful voices of the staff. After exchanging a few words with the staff, we’re guided to a table at the back.
As soon as we sit down, Wedd’s face lights up.
“Oh man, it’s so nice. After work, it feels like my tired body is being healed…”
A thirty-something man with a gorilla-like face looks around the shop. More accurately, he’s giving a creepy look to the staff, with a disgusting expression on his face.
“You, even though you’re married, don’t act lovey-dovey with other women.”
“You’re rude. I’m just admiring cute things.”
The gorilla joked with a confident expression. I decided I would definitely tell his wife about this.
Feeling exasperated, I picked up the menu while scanning the area.
The interior, like the exterior, was just like any other restaurant. Perhaps because it had recently opened, there were no noticeable stains or creaks on the walls or floors, and the chairs and tables were brand new and shiny.
The place was almost full, even at this dinner hour in the city center. It was clearly thriving. At first glance, it didn’t seem much different from others… but.
I decided on my order and rang the bell.
Then, a nearby waitress approached with an order slip in hand.
“Sorry to keep you waiting. What can I get for you?”
With her hands folded in a pose like a beckoning cat, she took my order.
She was wearing a headband resembling cat ears, had a tail around her waist, and was dressed in a maid outfit.
I want to make it clear that she wasn’t a cat people. Just a normal human.
This was the Spirit Café. A café that had recently opened in Rivuleiro.
Incorporating the culture of a foreign country located to the east of the continent, Maid Cafés, despite being open for a short time, have attracted attention due to the unique nature of the café, and are now a thriving café.
The biggest feature of this café is that the cute female staff dress up as spirits.
Furthermore, all the staff are women, and they are all beautiful. The ratio of male customers is over ninety percent.
Wedd’s face lights up every time he comes here. He seems to have run out of pocket money since he comes here every day. I don’t care, but don’t ask me for money.
“Then, I’ll have this–“
“Oh! Could it be… Jirei-sama?”
As I tried to place my order casually, I heard a familiar voice.
“You came! I’m so glad!”
The person beamed with joy and seemed about to hug me in front of everyone. I did my best to stop her.
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